Are psychotropics drugs used in pregnancy?

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1018-1023

  De las Cuevas, Carlos ^a,c   Alvarez de la Rosa M ^b   Troyano, J M ^b   Sanz, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compliance; Drug utilisation; Pregnancy; Psychotropics

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD CHANGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CESAREAN SECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PAROXETINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34548769365     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1401     Document Type: Article

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